New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) Guidebook - Ninth Edition

This guidebook details the eligibility requirements, rules, and process for reserving and claiming an incentive under the New Solar Homes Partnership Program. The New Solar Homes Partnership Program is part of a statewide solar program known as the California Solar Initiative and provides financial incentives for installing solar energy systems on new residential buildings. Incentives from the New Solar Homes Partnership Program are intended to help create a self-sustaining market for solar homes that incorporate high levels of energy efficiency and high-performing solar energy systems. Applicants are encouraged to achieve energy efficiency levels greater than the requirements of the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Title 24, Part 6. Incentives are determined based on the expected performance of the solar energy system and the level of documented building energy efficiency.